Foxes (film)

Infobox_Film
name = Foxes


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Adrian Lyne
producer = Gerald Ayres
David Puttnam
writer = Gerald Ayres
starring = Jodie Foster
Scott Baio
Sally Kellerman
Randy Quaid
Cherie Currie
music = Giorgio Moroder
cinematography = Leon Bijou
Michael Seresin
editing = James Coblentz
distributor = United Artists
released = February 29, 1980
runtime = 106 min.
country = USA
language = English
gross = $4,400,000
amg_id = 1:18378
imdb_id = 0080756

"Foxes" is a 1980 English-language drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Gerald Ayres. The film starred Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman, Randy Quaid, and Cherie Currie. The original music score is composed by Giorgio Moroder. The film is marketed with the tagline "The city had it coming."

Although the film generally came and went at the box office when it was first released in February 1980, it has nonetheless gone on to become somewhat of a cult classic. At the time of its release the film received a positive review from Roger Ebert who even stated that "The movie's a rare attempt to provide a portrait of the way teen-agers really do live today in some suburban cultures." [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19800101/REVIEWS/1010315/1023] It was also one of Foster's last major roles before taking a four-year period away from acting to attend Yale University. Also it was Lyne's film debut as a director. He would later go on to direct hits such as "Flashdance", "9 1/2 Weeks" and "Fatal Attraction".

Plot summary

A group of four teenage girls in the San Fernando Valley during the late 1970s have the usual problems teenagers have to cope with. Deidre is fascinated by her sexuality, likes boys and has lots of boy troubles. Madge is unhappily overweight and angry that she is a virgin. Her parents are overprotective and she has an annoying younger sister. Annie is a teenage runaway who drinks and pops pills, and runs away from her abusive father, a policeman. Jeanie has to take care of them, is fighting with her divorced mother (Who is having an affair with a married man), and is yearning for a closer relationship with her distant father, a Tour Manager for the rock band Angel.

They think that school is a waste of time, their boyfriends are immature, and the grown-ups have come from another planet. The only way to loosen up, and forget all the bad things happening in their lives, is to party, and have fun. Jeanie is ready to grow up, and stop acting like a child. Annie is the worst of all, and Jeanie is worried about her the most. She risks her neck more than once trying to keep Annie clean, and safe-and sound. But Annie's unstable behavior and flair keeps everyone on edge, and finally leads her to her untimely death in a car wreck.

Main cast

oundtrack

For futher info see "Foxes (soundtrack)"

Trivia

* Buddy Foster, Jodie Foster's brother and a child actor in his own right, was up for a part in this film. They wanted him to play the love interest to his own sister. They eventually recast the role.
* Brooke Shields' mother/agent was interested in the role of Jeanie for Brooke. However, the producers felt that she was too young for the role.
* Rosanna Arquette and Kristy McNichol were both up for the role of Annie.
* According to a musician hired for the project, the original story concept centered around an all-girl rock band that was being groomed by an established female pop singer. The script was rewritten so much, the band element of the story was dropped. However, the characters personalities and back stories were kept.
* The film's theme song "On The Radio" is performed by Donna Summer.
* The song "Bad Love" performed by Cher and produced by Giorgio Moroder is one of the film's theme songs.
* The film's songs "20th Century Foxes" and "Virginia" were performed by glam rock band Angel.
* The film was shot on location in Los Angeles, California, between late 1978 and early 1979.

Reception

Nominations

*Young Artist Awards:Nominee: Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture - Jodie Foster

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